Al Downing vs. Greg Mullins — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Greg Mullins
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Downing built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Mullins as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Greg Mullins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.22 and 1.283 for Al Downing. By the career numbers, Greg Mullins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Greg Mullins

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.42
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
811
3.22
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
3.7
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.31
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
3.72
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Greg Mullins

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
18
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.29
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Greg Mullins

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
409
303.34
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
809
600
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
531.77
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Greg Mullins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Mullins
Career
Per 600 PA